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| BJP Mantri turns land broker, sells state land to his aides | | Hum Nahin Sudhrenge! | | | High command asks him to resign;
Begs, kneels down to save his chair
PS Bali
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: A BJP cabinet minister turned "land broker," who reportedly "begged" before the party high command to save his chair, has failed to mend his ways and continues to misuse his official position, sources told Early Times.
They said the BJP Minister was reprimanded by the party high command in New Delhi for allegedly encouraging corrupt practices and misusing his official position for selling state land at cheaper rates to his aides.
Despite facing "humiliation" and literary falling at the feet of top leaders, the minister has not mend his ways as "habits die hard". The cabinet Minister, according to the sources, is busy in amassing huge wealth by selling and purchasing state land.
Sources said that the minister in question was summoned by the party high command a few weeks ago to New Delhi following frequent complaints against him. "During meeting he was told that if he did not mend his ways, he will lose his ministry. The minister tried to pass the buck by blaming... | |
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| 'No talks with separatists till they fall in line' | | Groups visiting Kashmir have no mandate | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The BJP led NDA government has decided not to hold talks with separatists in Kashmir till they fall in the line and agree to hold parleys within the ambit of the Indian constitution.
Sources told Early Times that civil society groups which have started visiting Kashmir and are meeting separatists have no mandate and even if they give any recommendations these won't be considered.
An insider revealed that All Party Delegation (APD) led by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh that visited Kashmir in August, 2016, had been authorized by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the separatists and break the ice.
"The separatists closi... | |
| | | | After Barve, now Patkar and Kavita | | Poking nose in Kashmir | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: The problem of India in Kashmir and in Kashmir is that there are mercenaries and agents in Delhi and other parts of the country who do not want peace to return to Kashmir. They want the Kashmir pot to remain boiling so that they mint money and lead a luxurious life at the cost of gullible Kashmiri Muslims. Kashmir has become a money-minting machine for every Tom, Dick and Harry and it is they who have been making mountains out of molehills and describing even normal events in the society as "New Delhi's attack on Kashmiri identity, culture and religion".
Only last month, a team of five members led by senior BJP leader and former External affairs Ministe... | |
| | | | Not professionals; failed cricketers, politicians, businessmen run JKCA | | Irfan being pushed to become JKCA president | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: With ex-President and Patron of National Conference (NC) unlikely to return to Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), the disputed association which is headed by Sports Minister Imran Raza Ansari is desperately trying to get numbers so that Minister's younger brother Irfan Raza Ansari is made President.
The faction headed by Imran Raza Ansari is making these efforts in the wake of Lodha committee recommendations which when implemented are going to result in the ouster of Imran Raza Ansari; the disputed President of JKCA and a Minister for Sports, Information and Technology in the Jammu and Kashmir government. Lodha committee ha... | |
| | | | From 'VIPs' to night guards, Valley teachers face tough time | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: The Education Minister would not have imagined that his own officials would one day put him in such a great trouble and contradict the claims that he has been making in public.
In total contrast to what the minister has been stating, government teachers in the Valley have revealed that the government itself has reduced their status to mere 'night guards' of the government run schools.
The region that witnessed logjam, unrest and uncertainty for the period of more than four months witnessed attacks of arson on government schools with more than 30 institutions of learning being reduced to rubble by the trouble mongers.
Teachers have unanimously stat... | |
| | | | BJP MLA threatens whistle-blower, Sarpanch | | 'Go and try to file a complaint against me, no one will dare to take cognizance' | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Nov 19: Apparently angry with the people who opposed premature transfer of a popular Gram Sevak from Suderbani here, a BJP lawmaker has threatened a whistle-blower and some journalists of 'dire consequences.'
The threat call came in full public gaze in Dak bungalow Sundarbani on Friday when some respectable people from the area and former Sarpanchs were holding a meeting there.
Witnesses said as the meeting was going on, the MLA stormed the room and asked an ex-Sarpanch Teerath Ram to get up. Ram, the whistle-blower, had some days back told Early Times that people of Sunderbani have resented the premature transfer of popular Gram Sevak Happy Raina and want the... | |
| | | | Will BJP leaders allow Azad to go ahead? | | Vigilance & Monitoring Committee Meeting | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: As Muzaffar Hussain Baigh, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Baramulla chaired Vigilance & Monitoring meeting of various Rural Development Schemes of Kupwara recently, all eyes are now focused on Ghulam Nabi Azad who is also supposed to chair a similar meeting of Jammu districts. Will BJP leaders from Jammu allow this meeting is a million dollar question….
Vigilance & Monitoring meetings were not being organized inspite of the fact that orders to this effect were issued several months back by the Government… In order to ensure transparency and accountability of centrally sponsored schemes in Rural Development sector the Government few months back ... | |
| | | | SHO shifted after clash between supporters of 2 politicians | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: For allegedly not taking action against the accused, following a clash between the supporters of two politicians in a district of Jammu region, the SHO of the concerned police station has been transferred and attached to the district police lines.
After the clash, that took place a few days back, supporters of an ex-minister attacked a rival group member outside his residence with lethal weapons, injuring him seriously.
However, after the other politician, a minister in the BJP-PDP government, found that the SHO was dragging his feet in taking action against the accused, he spoke to senior police officers and got him transferred forthwith, police sourc... | |
| | | | Look who's pelting stones in Valley: BJP workers | | Party's Valley leaders want amnesty for the arrested cadre | | | Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The BJP leaders from Kashmir Valley have been mounting pressure on the party leadership to ask its ministers to address their complaints including releasing of their workers and relatives who have been arrested during the summer agitation.
These leaders have expressed their displeasure over the attitude of some BJP ministers when they had called on them to get their works done.
While the Centre and state government is calling for strict action against those who are part of the unrest in the Valley, the BJP leaders in Kashmir, according to sources, have been seeking general amnesty for their relatives and workers who have been arrested o... | |
| | | | Unaccounted money? JU spends over Rs 10 lakh on unsafe building | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: The administration of Jammu University continues to spend 'unaccounted' money on things which are of no use.
For example, the varsity has paid over Rs 10 lakh to Jammu Municipal Corporation for an abandoned building, which had been declared 'unsafe' by the JMC.
According to sources, around four decades ago, the university made an agreement with the JMC to use their building as a reading hall or an extension of the central library. For this purpose, JU paid Rs 70,000-80,000 per year.
"In 1978 the JU signed an agreement with the JMC with regard to the utilization of JMC building at Gummat as an off-site reading hall for the library students," said sources... | |
| | | | Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Pulwama | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar Nov 19: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in a village in southern Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday even as protests erupted in the area.Officials said a joint team of police, CRPF and army cordoned off Begumbagh area of Kakapora in the afternoon after receiving reports about the presence of militants there.
Media reports suggested at least three armed militants were holed up in the area. Till reports last came in, security forces were sweeping the area. Rayees Mohammad, Pulawma Superintendent of Police, said they cornered a militant in a house.
"The militant was killed just outside the house in a brief encounter. He seems to ... | |
| | | | Kashmir Valley hums with activity after four months of closure | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: Srinagar along with rest of Kashmir was buzzing with activity on Saturday with offices, shops and other business establishments opening in the Valley which saw return of normalcy after 133 days of shutdown as separatists suspended their stir for the weekend. The situation has been by and large peaceful over the last few weeks in the Valley, which had been hit by clashes between violent protesters and security forces following the killing of Hizbul Mujahid... | |
| | | | Separatists use religious card to stay relevant | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: The separatists who have been resorting to Friday politics for instigating and unleashing anti-India propaganda are now playing the religious card in a desperate attempt to halt their sliding relevance.
Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has alleged that state government is interfering in the religious affairs of the people of the Valley.
He has equated the state government with an occupational force and accused it of 'declaring war against people."
"These are desperate measures, and in desperation the religious card is being played. Their relevance is being questioned now by the people of the Valley who were held to ransom by these separatists for t... | |
| | | | 'Either continue as PCC chief or contest LS polls' | | Cong to Mir | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: Amidst speculations that PCC president Ghulam Ahmad Mir has aspired to be party candidate from Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, which has fallen vacant following resignation of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti as MP, the party high command is learnt to have taken a stand against according second term to the incumbent as the state unit chief.
According to Congress sources, Mir is projecting himself as the party candidate for the by-election polls for Anantnag besides his continuation as PCC president even after completion of his term, which is expiring in March next year.
However, on the other hand, sources said the party high command is not in favour o... | |
| | | | Separatists in state of shock | | Three significant developments in Kashmir in two days | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: Three very significant developments took place in Kashmir in just two days and none in the state or elsewhere in the country had ever imagined till the other day that such developments could take place in the Valley which remained in turmoil for more than four months after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.
On November 16, the state government dismissed from service 11 cops. The charge against them was that they didn't offer resistance when the militants snatched weapons from them. More than 37 weapons were snatched by the militants during all these of turmoil in south Kashmir alone.
The dismissal of 11 Kashmiri cops was a great a... | |
| | | | Bukhari mends fences with Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Former cabinet minister Altaf Bukhari has apparently mend fences with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
Sources said Bukhari has decided to give unqualified support to the CM, and the gesture has been acknowledged by the latter. On Friday, when Bukhari appealed the CM to restore the internet facility in the Valley, the government decided to so on the same evening.
"The people are being advised to make payment by cards while it can be done only when the net is available…I believe it must have skipped the attention of the CM, otherwise she would have responded immediately to it," Bukhari had said. On Saturday, the government revoked the order for the su... | |
| | | | DyCM once again visits border firing victims' families only to give assurance | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today once again visited the famiies of those were killed in Pakistani firing but only to give assurances to them like his previous visits. Victims of Pakistani firing have been waiting that State Government would handover ex-gratia to them but BJP leaders, who lined to visit these families for photo sessions, have failed to convence its coalition partner PDP to immediately sanction ex-gratia for these victims.
Credible sources in the cooridors of the power that BJP ministers in the coalition are more concerned about their own welfare so they have failed to jointly put pressure on the Finance Department to immediat... | |
| | | | What sort of internal autonomy when J&K has to seek financial aid, assistance from Centre ? | | Behind the veil | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Is the demand for internal autonomy without financial autonomy relevant or irrelevant ? It seems so otherwise even when the state of Jammu and Kashmir enjoys internal autonomy and Dr Farooq Abdullah is its Chief Minister he would be seen visiting New Delhi often with a begging bowl.
Dr Farooq Abdullah knows it better than anybody else,because he has been the Chief Minister of the state on three occasions,that without financial assistance and aid from the Government of India the state of Jammu and Kashmir may not be able to survive for more than a week.How ? The centre provides 80 per cent financial assistance to the state's plan and non-p... | |
| | | | Cement prices go up, brokers make fortunes | | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: Notwithstanding four month unrest, the cement production was started almost three weeks ago in the valley. The rates of cement bags have gone up with no monitoring government agency. The brokers are making fortunes by managing easy availibility of cement to the markets. "As my house was under construction so I had a need of cement for completion of work . Surprisingly, I have got a cement truck of TCI Max at the rate of Rs/- 90,000 excluding freight and unloading," said a consumer residing in Sopore.
The main reason for this daylight loot is that these brokers are taking the advantage of cement crises in Kashmir as the valley was... | |
| | | | Migratory birds arrive with no check on poaching | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: As the migratory birds have arrived Kashmir, but lack of manpower and equipment are hampering the efforts of the Wildlife Department to keep proper check on poaching incidents in Kashmir.
Thousands of migratory birds start their journey from different parts of the world to Kashmir and are seen flocking in the Dal Lake these days.
Every year, the poaching is going-on at the large scale, but the authorities are making no efforts to stop these killings this season.
Well-placed sources said, the Wild Life Department is ill-equipped to stop the poaching of migratory birds. They said, the authorities were not interested to enhance the i... | |
| | | | Kathua players facing official apathy, no participation in Inter-school tournaments | | | | Nitish Bhardwaj
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Due to 'callous' attitude of department of youth service and sports (DYSS), budding sportspersons of Kathua district are facing the discrimination asthey are being deprived of inter school tournaments.
One can guage the level of level of discrimination done by the sports authorities with district Kathua as gymnastic and fencing inter school has not been conducted for last much time.
Sources within the department told Early Times that there are so many talented budding players present in Kathua district but the talent is getting waste as DYSS are not giving them (players) proper platform to show their talent.
"As inter sc... | |
| | | | Kashmiris resent mass promotion to lower classes | | Minister, Pvt schools deal exposed | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: People in Kashmir have taken a serious note of the mass promotion granted to all schoolchildren other than those appearing in the ongoing Board exams even as they accused a minister of doing so out of a "secret accord" with some private schools.
From civil society to academicians to journalists, everyone is up in arms against the government while social media is flooded with public concerns over this "deal between government and section of private schools."
The aggrieved, mainly parents said there was no fun of granting mass promotion when final exams for class 10 and 12 were being successfully conducted.
"When the Board exams for class 10 and 1... | |
| | | | Atmosphere of freedom returns in Kashmir | | 'Separatists feel helplessness' | | | Raj Sandeep
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: With demonetization of higher value notes and mounting resentment of public, freedom taken away by separatists to continue unrest in Kashmir is restoring fast in the valley with people started coming out of four walls of their houses.
Media reports reveal that the wicked intention of separatist leaders has gradually come to surface with people suspecting their honesty and loyalty towards people of valley who were pushed to walls for constantly four months after killing of Burhan Wani.
Sources from valley told that there are still some henchmen of separatists who are squarely thriving on the alms of separatist leaders till now throwing p... | |
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